Across
- 2. “Immediately we do exile him hence.”
- 5. A line of verse with five pairs of syllables, alternating unstressed and stressed beats.
- 6. Conflict or struggle.
- 10. Filled with love or admiration; “With twenty hundred thousand times more joy / Than thou went’st forth in __ of her.”
- 11. Courage or bravery.
- 13. Tybalt remains __ from Romeo’s attempts at peace.
- 14. Humorously indecent or lewd; Mercutio often makes __ jokes.
- 16. Pure and virtuous; Rosaline is said to remain __.
- 20. Intense passion or enthusiasm, like the __ Romeo shows when he first meets Juliet.
- 23. Changing frequently, especially in loyalty or affection; “O __ fortune!”
- 24. A violation of a law or command.
- 25. To scold or criticize; “Thou __’st me oft for loving Rosaline.”
- 27. A phrase with two meanings: often one innocent and one suggestive.
- 30. An opponent or enemy.
- 36. One’s family or relatives.
- 37. Monstrous; also ominous; “__ birth of love it is to me / That I must love a loathèd enemy.”
- 39. “Where __ blood makes __ hands unclean.”
- 41. To feel remorse or regret for a past action; “I do __ the trouble of my sin.”
- 42. A play on words, often for humorous effect (e.g., “Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man”).
- 45. Romeo buys poison from a poor __.
- 47. To belittle or insult; Lord Capulet: “I will not __ him at my feast.”
- 48. “A __ o’ both your houses!”
- 49. Ordinary written or spoken language without metrical structure; used by common characters in Shakespeare.
Down
- 1. To mourn or express grief; “O __able day!” cries the Nurse after Juliet’s supposed death.
- 3. A 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter.
- 4. Writing arranged with a metrical rhythm; often used by noble characters in Romeo and Juliet.
- 7. A cruel and oppressive ruler.
- 8. When someone says one thing but means the opposite.
- 9. “If I __ with my unworthiest hand / This holy shrine…” — to treat something sacred with disrespect.
- 12. Future generations or descendants.
- 15. To seek someone’s affection or love, often with romantic intent.
- 16. A disastrous event; “Affliction is enamored of thy parts, / And thou art wedded to __.”
- 17. Quickness or urgency; “Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.” — Friar Lawrence warns against __.
- 18. To deceive or trick; “Poor Romeo, he is already dead; stabbed with a white wench’s black eye, __ed and slain.”
- 19. Comfort in sorrow or misfortune; “But one thing to rejoice and __ in.”
- 21. Tybalt shows __ for Romeo at the Capulet party.
- 22. Humility or a lack of arrogance; Juliet shows __ when speaking of her feelings for Romeo.
- 26. The audience knows Juliet is alive, but Romeo does not.
- 28. “O brawling love! O loving hate!”
- 29. Full of jealousy or resentment.
- 31. A long speech by a character alone on stage, revealing inner thoughts.
- 32. “I do __ you, sir, have patience.”
- 33. To feel intense hatred or disgust; "a __ed enemy."
- 34. Betrayal or deceit; “O __! I see it plainly.”
- 35. Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.
- 38. To moderate or soften.
- 40. Strongly moved by love.
- 43. A desire to harm or annoy.
- 44. To become weak or feeble; Romeo says he will __ without Rosaline’s love.
- 46. Overly bright or showy; Juliet: “And pay no worship to the __ sun.”